Norway’s blue whiting, capelin seasons go on after weak February for herring exports
Bad weather and the purse seine fleet's focus on capelin fishing in Iceland were important reasons for lower herring volumes last month
Norway starts Barents Sea capelin fishery, wait goes on for herring roe
Just days after the disappointing capelin fishery in Icelandic waters ended, Norwegian vessels were starting with their 42,000t Barents Sea quota
Norway’s capelin season in Icelandic waters ends as a disappointment
The Norwegian fleet landed just over 90,000t of the total 145,000t quota
Iceland lowers 2021-22 capelin quota by just 34,600t
There had been fears the quota would come down by as much as 100,000t
Norwegian capelin landings a real let down as Icelandic deadline nears
Landings are well behind 2021 levels, despite the quota hike, with the Feb. 22 cut-off point for fishing in Icelandic waters fast approaching
Norway’s herring catches lag, but capelin landings pick up
Norwegian fishermen finally began landing significant quantities of capelin in Icelandic waters in week five of 2022, but the wait continues for herring to reach peak quality
Confrontation brews as Norway claims discrimination against capelin fleet off Iceland
The Norwegian minister of fisheries and marine affairs, Bjomar Skjaeran, has contacted his Icelandic counterpart to discuss the matter
Icelandic surveys suggest this season’s capelin quota will drop 100,000t
Surveys conducted through the second half of January suggest that the spawning stock stands at 1.1m metric tons, which would mean a quota of around 800,000t
Norway’s pelagic exports drop for January, capelin fishing off Iceland remains tough
Exports of herring were down 46% in volume terms for January, with mackerel down 39%, due to lower catches year-on-year
Faroese also gain MSC for their share of Icelandic capelin
Now catches of Icelandic capelin by Iceland, Norway and the Faroese can all carry the MSC label